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Dattas of Mathura | |||||||||||||||
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| 1st century BCE–1st century BCE | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Mathura | ||||||||||||||
| Religion | Hinduism | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||||
• Established | 1st century BCE | ||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1st century BCE | ||||||||||||||
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| Today part of | India | ||||||||||||||
The Datta dynasty is a dynasty of rulers who flourished in the northern India in the areas of Mathura and Ayodhya around the 1st century BCE – 1st century CE.[1] They are named after the "-datta" ending of their name, and essentially only known through their coins. It is thought that they replaced the Deva dynasty, which had originated with the rise of Sunga Empire Pushyamitra, and that they were in turn replaced by the Mitra dynasty.
The known Datta rulers are:[2]
The coins of Ramadatta usually represent a Lakshmi standing, and facing elephants.[2] In the archaeological excavations of Sonkh, near Mathura, the earliest coins of the Northern Satraps level were those of Hagamasha and Ramadatta.[3]
The Datta rulers are never mentioned as "king" or Raja on their coins, suggesting that they may only have been local rulers subservient to another king. Since the Indo-Greeks were in control of Mathura around the same time frame (150–50 BCE) according to the Yavanarajya inscription, it is thought that there may have been a sort of tributary relationship between the local Datta or Mitra dynasty and the Indo-Greek kings.[4] Alternatively, the Datta and Mitra dynasties of rulers may simply have replaced Indo-Greek rule in the region, before the advent of the Indo-Scythian Northern Satraps and then the Kushans.
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The Datta dynasty is a dynasty of rulers who flourished in the northern India in the areas of Mathura and Ayodhya around the 1st century BCE – 1st century CE. They are named after the "-datta" ending of their name, and essentially only known through their coins. It is thought that they replaced the Deva dynasty, which had originated with the rise of Sunga Empire Pushyamitra, and that they were in turn replaced by the Mitra dynasty. The known Datta rulers are: Seshadatta Ramadatta Sisuchandradatta Sivadatta. The coins of Ramadatta usually represent a Lakshmi standing, and facing elephants. In the archaeological excavations of Sonkh, near Mathura, the earliest coins of the Northern Satraps level were those of Hagamasha and Ramadatta. The Datta rulers are never mentioned as "king" or Raja on their coins, suggesting that they may only have been local rulers subservient to another king. Since the Indo-Greeks were in control of Mathura around the same time frame (150–50 BCE) according to the Yavanarajya inscription, it is thought that there may have been a sort of tributary relationship between the local Datta or Mitra dynasty and the Indo-Greek kings. Alternatively, the Datta and Mitra dynasties of rulers may simply have replaced Indo-Greek rule in the region, before the advent of the Indo-Scythian Northern Satraps and then the Kushans.
Dhanabhūti (Brahmi: 𑀥𑀦𑀪𑀽𑀢𑀺) or Vatsiputra Dhanabhūti was a 2nd or 1st-century BCE Buddhist king in Central India, and the most prominent donor for the Bharhut stupa. He appears in two or three major dedicatory inscriptions at the stupa of Bharhut, and possibly in another inscription at Mathura. Dhanabhuti may have been a feudatory of the Sunga Empire, or a ruler in a neighbouring territory, such as Kosala or Panchala, or possibly a northern king from Sughana in Haryana. or he may have also been part of the Mitra dynasty of Kosambi.
The ringstone is a distinctive type of artefact and miniature sculpture made in India during the approximate period of the Mauryan Empire (c. 322–185 BCE) and the following Sunga Empire (187–78 BCE). They are usually dated to the third or second centuries BCE. They are shaped somewhat like a doughnut, but with straighter outer edges and they are flat and plain on the obverse. They are carved out of stone, with very fine relief on the top side that includes several zones of decoration surrounding a circular opening in the centre. Many feature a four-pointed star as a repeated border motif. They measure approximately 2.5 to 4 inches (64 to 102 mm) across the diameter. Their purpose, and any practical function, remains unclear and "enigmatic". They may have had a specific religious purpose or a more general one such as promoting fertility. They may have been used to make components of jewelry by pressing metal foil over the designs. Approximately 70 have been found, many only as fragments, with a 2014 find in Thailand being the first from outside the Indian subcontinent; it is presumed this was imported from India. Ringstones were first described by Alexander Cunningham, who published an image of one in the late nineteenth century. By the time of the S. P. Gupta survey of 1980, at least 32 ringstones and 36 discstones were recorded; the numbers have continued to rise.
Sunga, or the Shunga Empire, was an Indian empire of the 2nd and 1st century BCE. Sunga may also refer to: Sunga (caste), a Hindu caste from Rajasthan Sunga (swimsuit), a Brazilian style of swimwear Sunga, Bhopal, a village in Madhya Pradesh, India Pushyamitra Shunga, or Sunga (c. 185–149 BCE), founder of the Shunga Empire
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